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I think if it was an entrance to something it would have had a counterweight barrier hinged at one end, so that it could simply be raised and lowered, rather than a barrier that had to be lifted into place. And I'd expect a few anti-tank pimples or buoys in the vicinity. But A/T buoys, being reasonably portable, have managed to move around quite a bit over the last 65 years or so: see my post http://www.kenthistoryforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=7865.0

Just read a bit and it says it was part of one of General Sir Edmund Ironside "stop lines"?Maybe there was more water in the area then or could it have been mined?There's a lot of defended houses/buildings in the area.

I saw this a few weeks ago while walking the dog.It is along New Road in Church Wood / Blean Wood from the car park in Rough Common, Canterbury.

It looks far too big to be just a farm / woodland gate etc.Two concrete blocks that were made with wooden shuttering are either side of the track one with a channel in the top and the other just a slot so either a wooden or metal bar was slid across.

Not seen it on the DOB database and haven't come across it elsewhere so not sure really.